Folding bed.



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FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY18,I'9I5. L'm., l Patented 11111.15, 1918.

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FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION Fluzn MAY 18, 1915.

Paten-@ed la... 15, 1918.

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RESCUE B. PAGE, OIE' LOS ANGELES, UALIFOE.1\1&.

FOLDING: Bldill.`

Application led May 18, 1915;

`provide a new form of folding leg for the outer edge of the bed when it is let down.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel looking means for holding the bed in its lowered position and adjustable means for adjusting the height Aof the inner edge of the bed.

Mv invention is illustrated as applied to a wall bed, the bed being built into a cavity in the wall and folding up so as to be flush with the wall when the bed is raised.

Further objects and advantages will be evident hereinafter.`

Lrteferring to the'drawings which are for illustrative purposes only:

. Figure 1 is a plan view of the bed in its lowered position. l

Fig. 2 is a sectional viewV of the bed on the plane 002-0112 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the Vbed on the plane m3-0a3 of Fig."1. p p

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the bed on the plane :c3- m3 of F ig. 1 with the bed in the raised position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the pivot casting.- p

Fig. 6 is asection on the plane 'm5- of lTig. 5. j

ln the form of my invention illustrated in the drawings a bed 11 is arrangedto swing into a cavity 12,the cavity 12 being formed in a wall 13 and the bed being practically flush with the wall when swung into place as shown in p formed by end walls 14 andland a back wall 16. rIhe bed consists of a back member 20, a base member 21, and head and'foot members 22, these head and footA members having rails preferably formed of brass pipe which may be highly polished or ornamented.

Hinged to the back member 20`is a side l board 23 which is adapted to movewith thebed 11 andto inclose and retain the"bed Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Fig. 4. .The cavityis' `iPartented dan. 15, 12165..

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clothes thereon when the bed is swung into theraised position.

` Secured in the cavity `12 are track members 24 and secured to the back board 20 of the bed 11 arcguide" members 25, these i guide' members coacting with and sliding on the track members 24. ylhe track members 24 are cutaway as shown at 26 to form a shoulder 27, `this shoulder being in such a position that the guide members 25 hook' over the shoulder 27 in the lowered position of the bed as shown' in Fig. 3, flat leaf springs 28 being provided to serve as buffers and friction means. The outer endof the bed member 11 is supported by folding legs 30, thesellegs being securedto a common shaft 31, the shaft 31 turningfreely in bearings 61 carried by the head and foot members 22 so that the legs 31 can swing in the direction of the arrows 32 of Fig. 3 as the bed 11 is raised, assuming the position shown in Fig. 4 when the bed is closed.

Supporting links 33 are pivoted' on pins 34carried on plates securedA to the head and foot members 22 of the bed 11, the arms 33 having projections 35 to which tension springs 36 are secured, the other end of these springs36` being secured to a bracket 37 fixed to the head and foot members 22.l rEhe links 33 are pivoted at their upper end on a pin 40, being retained thereon by a washer 41 and `a bolt 42 as shown in F ig. 6. The pivot 40 lis carried on a pivot casting 43 which turns about the central screw 44, being clampedagainst the end walls `14 and 15 by `means of screws 45 which pass through slots 46 formedin the casting 43. A project- 4ing lug 47 is also formed on the casting 43,

this lug fitting in a cavity 48 formed `in the end wall 14 or 15 to which it is secured, and a shim 49 being provided for the purpose of raising or lowering the projection 47 in the cavity 48; uBy loosening the screws 45 and placing a thicker or thinner shim in `the various positions. The pin 40 being eccen trically placed on the `casting 43 the rotation of this casting raises or lowers the pin 40, this tending to give a height adjustment cavity 4S the casting 43 can be secured in will to the inner end of the bed 11, the screws 45 being employed to lock the casting 43 in `position after it is properly adjusted.

For the purpose of raising and lowering the folding legs 30 a cord 50 is provided, this cord being secured in a hole 5l in one a pair of supporting links for carrying the inner end of said bed, a folding leg pivoted of the arms 33, passing over a, pulley 52, ato-therbed in suoli a position as to support pulley 53, and a pulley/'54, secured to the 5 bed ll. The Cord is then secured to one end 55 of a tension spring 56, the other end 57 ofA this spring being secured to a chain 58 which passes over and is secured tota pulley 59 rigidly secured to the shaft 3l which is rigidly connected to each of the folding legs 30, the shaft 31 turning in the bearings 6l secured to the head and foot members 22. A torsion spring 62 is secured to tlievsliaft 60 and to the bed 1l at the point 63 and is so wound that it tends to rotate the shaft 31 and the folding legs 30 in a direction opposite to the arrows 32 shown in Fig. 3. When the bed is lowered the spring 62 rotates the folding legs 30 into the position shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, thereby supporting the outer end of the bed. When the bed is raised toward the position shown in Fig. 4C the arm 33 pulls on the cord 50 and this ,pull of the cord is transmitted through the spring 56 and the chain 58` to the pulley 59, this pull being exerted in such a direction that the leg 30 is rotated in the direction of the arrows 32 against the action of the spring62, the spring 56 being providedfor the purpose of giving a resilient connection between the arm 33 and the folding leg30.

IVlien it is desired to raise the bed, it is first pulledoutwardly from the wall in the direction of the arrow 70 shown in Fig. 3, the guide 25 being pulled beyond the shoulder 27 formed on the track 24 so that the bed can be lifted, the guide 25 thereafter sliding on the track 24. rIhe leaf spring 28 serves to assist in moving the bed in the direction of the arrow 70 shown in Fig. 3 so that it is comparatively easy to disengage the guide 25 from the shoulder 27. As the bed is raised the back board 23 moves therewith into the position shown in Fig. 4, the folding leg 30 swinging around into the position shown in Fig. 4C. lVhen the bed is again lowered the guides 25 slide on the rails 24 until the guides 25 reach a position above the shoulder 27 which they engage,

ment rather gradual.

I claim as my invention:

rying the inner end of said bed, a folding leg pivoted to the bed in such a position as to support the outer edge of the bed when in the lowered position, and means having an elastic element therein secured tosaid supporting links for rotating said leg upwardly and outwardly from said bed into said cavity during the upward movement of the 2. In a bed'adapted to fold into a cavity,

the spring 28 serving to make this engagethe outer edge of the bed when in its lowered position, spring means tending to force said leg into its supporting position, and iiexible means secured to said links for rotating said leg over the foot of said bed vinto said cavity during the upward movement of 'the bed, Said flexible means having an elastic member forming a part thereof. Y

3. In abed adapted to fold into a cavity, a folding leg, a shaft "to whichisaid leg is secured,` spring nieansjfor" rotating said shaft :to throw said leg into Vthesupporting position, a pulley onsaid shaft, `and means secured to the pulley for rotating Vsaid pulley in such a manner as to throw-said leg over the foot of said bed into said cavity, as `the .bed is raised, said last named means having an elastic member therein to allow saidmeans to continue movement after said leg has reached the limit of its movement.

4. In abed adapted to fold into a cavity, a pairof lsupporting links for carryingthe inner end of the bed, rotatable means for securing the upper ends of said links to the .walls of the cavity and means-whereby said rotatable means may be rotated to vary the position of the upperend of said links.

, Y 5. In Aa bed, a stationary supporting structure, a movable bed member, a foldingleg `pivoted to the outer edge of said bed member, links pivoted at their lower end to an intermediate pointon said bed member, means secured to one of said links and to vsaid legs for folding said legs,V over said bed gaging the inner edge of said bed adapted to partially overcome the inertia against the lockingmeans; j

7.` In a folding bed atracksecured tothe fixed structure of the bed,- a shoulder formed of said bed at the upper end ofthe track, a guide carried by the Vmovable portion ofthe bed, said L guide sliding on said track and lockingover l said shoulder when Athe bed is in the lowered.

position, and a flat springsecured to said track and tending to vforce said guideout of engagement (withv said shoulder when fthe bed is in the lowered position.

i 8. In a folding bed'adapted to fold into a mesma cavity, circular members rotatably mounted on the supporting structure one at each side of Said cavity, a pin on each circular memloer eccentrically placed thereon, a link piv- 5 oted at its upper end to said pin, means :for pvotally connecting the lower end of said link to the bed, means whereby said circular member may be rotated to vary the position of the pin thereon With relation to the loecl, and means for fixing the position of said rotatable member on said supporting strucn ture.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 11th day of May, 1915.

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